Pura Vida - Behavioural Nutrition

Bursting by the seams?

BURSTING BY THE SEAMS How to create a nutrition plan that is right for you I ripped a shirt the other day, it was one of my favorites. It ripped right by the seam, and I patched it back to its original format. It ripped again the very next time I wore it. If I keep patching it the way I did the first time, it will contin...

This is the time between Christmas and New Years, when we finally have some time to reflect and plan for the future. Has weight loss appeared on your new year's resolution yet? I hope it hasn't.

Are you planning to lose weight in 2023? I hope not. We are in that time between Christmas and New Year's, that time after all the food has been had, the presents opened and the stress fizzled out. We finally have the opportunity to let our minds wonder, and consider how we would like the new year to be different. Maybe it's the excess Christmas puddi...

Translating experiences. What 'driving dad's car' and 'meal plans' have in common.

WHEN I BORROWED DAD'S CAR Skills you need to improve your eating habits I borrowed my dad's car. His car has a little doodad on the panel, that tells me which gear I should be on. Fancy, I thought. One less thing to think about. When I change gears only guided by that doodad, I drive worst, not better. Changing gears means t...

Sprouting day 1 - seeds will soak for 8h to start the germination process. 🌱Thanks for the tips.

Let's get straight about 'plant-based' foods and what they actually mean for our health and the health of the planet.

What's all the fuss about "plant-based"? Looking for a hyped-up term? Look no further than "plant-based". Concerns about our current food systems and their impact on the environment are becoming more widely discussed, and with good reason! Many of our food system practices are unsustainable, contributing to climate change, the degradation....

Little absurdities.

In your experience, when would you say you started to question the thickness of your thighs, the squishiness of your belly or the alluring benefits of a diet? As a teenager? Perhaps earlier, when you where 8 or 9?

Read our newest blog post on our website:

https://www.puravidabn.com.au/post/little-absurdities-1-baby-clothing

Little absurdities #1 - Baby Clothing In your experience, when would you say you started to question the thickness of your thighs, the squishiness of your belly or the alluring benefits of a diet? As a teenager? Perhaps earlier, when you where 8 or 9? If you have stumbled upon a children's pageant show on TV, you will know that diet cul...

If Diet Culture was a person, this is what I imagine it would say.

The name is Culture. Diet culture. You may feel we are no more than acquaintances, but I’ve known you forever. I was there on the dining table each and every time ice-cream was a special treat and you had to eat all those low class vegetables before you earned dessert. Building a moral hierarchy of foods is no easy task, so pardon ...

We love what Eric Carle had to say about his Very Hungry Caterpillar! Sounds like a non-diet, intuitive eating butterfly-to-be!